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...Ayyash's hunters created problems with his phone line. Through intermediaries, he sent the phone for repair to a Gaza shopkeeper, who forwarded it to an Israeli mobile-phone company, whereupon security officials intercepted it. They sent back a "temporary" loaner, whose earpiece was packed with a tiny but potent bomb. On the morning of Ayyash's death, they phoned him, confirmed his voice on the line and set off the explosives by remote control...
There were no surprises in practice this week, silencing speculation by some that Harvard head coach Ronn Tomassoni would make some line changes to stimulate a more potent offensive attack...
CAPITAL GAINS: Though it represents just 3% of federal tax revenue each year, there may be no more potent symbolic issue than the capital gains tax, a Republican preoccupation for more than two decades. For nearly as long, Democrats have fought such a cut as a gift to the few who claim capital gains--profits from selling stocks, bonds, real estate or such tangibles as gold coins or art. (Currently, about 7% of taxpayers do that each year.) By making half of such profits untaxable, the G.O.P. plan would effectively cut the capital gains tax rate from...
...Crimson faces the Catamounts and the league's most potent first line in forwards Martin St. Louis, Eric Perin and J.C. Ruid in this weekend's first matchup. Together, this line accounts for 81 of Vermont's 159 points this season. Hence, strong play in the neutral zone is key to victory...
...breaks didn't stop there. Sophomore forward Allison Feaster picked up two quick fouls with just three minutes gone by and was limited to just 21 minutes on the night due to foul trouble, leaving the Crimson (3-2) with neither its floor leader nor its most potent offensive threat for much of the game...